Battle of Nöteborg (1656)

Battle of Nöteborg (1656)
Part of the Second Northern War
Date July 1656 Location Nöteborg, Swedish Empire (present-day Shlisselburg, Russia) Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Carl Gustaf Wrangel	unknown
Strength
50 smaller ships	250 smaller ships

The battle of Nöteborg in July 1656 was a naval battle between 250 smaller Russian ships, who had surrounded the city Nöteborg, and 50 smaller Swedish ships under the command of Carl Gustaf Wrangel during the Russo-Swedish War (1656–58). Few details are known, but it was a Swedish victory.

Sources

• Ehrensvärd, Ulla; Kokkonen, Pellervo; Nurminen, Juha (1995) (in Swedish). Mare Balticum : 2000 år av östersjöns historia [2000 years of history of the Baltic Sea]. ISBN 9511139932.